Makary during launch of activities of “Beirut the Capital of Arab Media 2023”: We want this celebration to be a window of hope and a gateway for the return of Lebanese-Arab relations to their natural course

Makary during launch of activities of “Beirut the Capital of Arab Media 2023”: We want this celebration to be a window of hope and a gateway for the return of Lebanese-Arab relations to their natural course

NNA ndash; Lebanonrsquo;s Ministry of Information on Tuesday evening launched the activities of quot;Beirut the Capital of Arab Media 2023quot; at the Middle East Aviation Center in Beirut, under the auspices of Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, represented by Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary.

The opening ceremony of this event was attended by Caretaker Ministers of Tourism, Walid Nassar, Public Works and Transport, Dr. Ali Hamieh, Finance Dr. Youssef Al-Khalil, Tele-Communications Eng. Johnny Corm, and National Education Abbas Al-Halabi, in addition to MPs Qabalan Qabalan, Fadi Alameh, Michel Moussa, Ibrahim Al-Mousawi, and MP Tony Franjieh.

The opening ceremony was also attended by a number of Arab and foreign ambassadors, representatives of diplomatic missions operating in Lebanon, Information Ministryrsquo;s Director General, Dr. Hassan Falha, National News Agency (NNA) Director, Ziad Harfouche, Radio Lebanon Director, Mohammed Gharib, Director of Studies, Khoder Majid, Information Ministryrsquo;s Studies#39; Department Head, Khodr Majed, in addition to scores of media and cultural figures.

In his delivered speech, the Assistant Secretary of the League of Arab States, Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, said: ldquo;It is a great honor to attend this evening to represent the League of Arab States at the ldquo;Beirut Capital of Arab Media 2023rdquo; ceremony, under the slogan